Sellers of palm oil failed for over a month to submit a"declaration of sailing." When they finally did, the buyers did not initially object and replied asking for more documents. The buyers then sent the declaration down the line to their own sub-purchasers. When the sub-purchasers rejected the overdue declaration, the
buyers tried to reject it as well. The seller pleaded equitable estoppel. The court allowed the rejection of the declaration and made two statements of principle on
equitable estoppel. 1. The person having made the representation which gives rise to the claim of estoppel "will not be allowed to enforce his rights where it would be inequitable, having regard to the dealings which have thus
far taken place between the parties. To establish "inequity," it is not necessary to show detriment." But this does not mean, according to the court, that in every case in which the recipient of the representation has acted or failed to act, relying on the representation, it will then be inequitable for the person making the representation to enforce his rights. The nature of the action, or inaction, may be insufficient to give rise to the equity. I cannot see anything which would render it inequitable for the buyers thereafter to enforce their legal right to reject the documents." 求翻譯成中文